The REVEAL Study

The Risk Evaluation and Education for Alzheimer’s Disease (REVEAL) Study, funded by NIH, was the first ever study to disclose APOE Alzheimer’s Disease risk to healthy patients and made important contributions to the scientific understanding of disclosing genetic risk for Alzheimer’s Disease.Through a series of multi-site randomized controlled clinical trials, REVEAL provided empirical data to address ethical, … Continued

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Plenary presentation at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Precision Health Meeting

AGBT Precision Health Conference
September 2018
Dr. Robert C. Green speaks at the 2018 Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) Precision Health Conference in San Diego, California about our efforts to gather empirical data on genome sequencing healthy individuals. Watch to learn more about G2P’s MilSeq, BabySeq, MedSeq, PeopleSeq, PGen and REVEAL projects. Click here for more on the conference.

G2P Newsletter May 2017

Genomes2People
May 2017
In spring, The New York Times highlighted G2P’s work with REVEAL-SCAN, team members participated in a 10k marathon to raise money for genetic research, and G2P researchers published a new article on direct-to-consumer testing.

New gene tests pose a threat to insurers

New York Times
May 2017
Dr. Green has found that people who learn they have the ApoE4 gene fare just as well if they get the results without counseling.those who learned they had the gene variant — Ms. Reilly was one of them — were nearly six times more likely to buy long-term care insurance than those who did not.

More information on genetic risks is actually reassuring, study finds

Boston Globe
February 2016
Within the REVEAL-SCAN study, one group of participants are given back the results on Alzheimer’s and additional heart disease information. Patients who are receiving the additional information are finding it reassuring that they can take measures to prevent at least one of their possible conditions if they have mutations for both.

Disclosure of incidental genetic findings can have positive impact for patients

Brigham Women's Hospital
January 2016
A new study has found that providing unanticipated information about risk of coronary artery disease during a genetic risk assessment for Alzheimer’s disease helped some participants cope with their results, and also motivated participants to make changes to their health behaviors. The results of the randomized controlled study are published online in the journal Annals of … Continued